A recent article published on Fox News highlights concerns from experts regarding the United Nations' involvement in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. Experts warn that the UN's approach could potentially lead to overregulation, stifling innovation and...
Can Japan Become the ‘World’s Most AI-friendly Country’?
As the world faces rapid change and competition over AI, Japan’s step-up is significant for the East Asian region but also the wider world. The deterioration of security in the Indo-Pacific has generated a great deal of discussion in Japan about the sustainability of...
Global Challenges and the UN 2030 Sustainability Goals: Navigating a World in Crisis
On November 15, 2024, the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies at John Cabot University, Rome, hosted a roundtable, "Global Challenges and the UN 2030 Sustainability Goals: Navigating a World in Crisis," moderated by Francesco Lapenta, its director. This event...
Media Shadows in the Israel-Hamas War in the Gaza Strip: Comments of Yasuhide Nakayama, Coordinator of the Shinzo Abe Initiative
Regardless, the terrorist attacks on innocent civilians in Israel by Hamas on October 7th were more brutal than reported and highly problematic. On the other hand, the reporting and social media coverage of these heinous attacks by Hamas terrorists were sugar-coated,...
How Biden’s new executive order tackles AI risks, and where it falls short
The comprehensive, even sweeping, set of guidelines for artificial intelligence that the White House unveiled in an executive order on Oct. 30, 2023, shows that the U.S. government is attempting to address the risks posed by AI. The order is only a step, however, and...
Advancing Human-Centered AI through Integration with Natural Systems and Neuroscience: Toward Policy and Societal Well Being
October 29, 2023 Dear our friends, The alarm over the “existential threat” of AI is resounding throughout social, popular, and trade media. Calls for the pause, regulation and ethical oversight over AI are ubiquitous. Tech giants like Open AI, Meta, MS, Google...
Governor Dukakis: AIWS Model Leadership for Shaping a Brighter Tomorrow
Governor Dukakis, as the Co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum, has emerged as an eminent leader, steering the AI World Society (AIWS) initiative toward the forefront of discussions about creating a more enlightened world with the aid of AI, digital...
The Riga Conference 2023 published the BGF Special Report “How to Govern AI in an Age of Global Tension”
The Riga Conference 2023 published the Policy Brief 2023 “How to Govern AI in an Age of Global Tension”, Boston Global Forum Special Report, The Rīga Conference 2023 both hoard copy and soft copy online, and can be downloaded at:...